كَم لَيلة ناجيت مَن أَحببتهُ

وَكنيت عَنهُ فَقُلت يا بَدر الدُجا

How many nights have I confided in the one I loved

And used a nickname for him, saying “O full moon!”

وَرَجوته وَصلاً فَقالَ مفنّدي

أفَترتجي مَن إِسمهُ ضدّ الرَجا

I hoped for our reunion but he refused me, saying

“Would you hope for one whose very name belies hope?”